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And what his assessment of the other top Filipino fighters?
Nonito Donaire, Jr.?
For a boxer ranked among the best Pound for Pound and peddled by his handlers as “technically better than Manny Pacquiao,” the world bantamweight champion did not get a rave review from the world’s best trainer.
“He is either damn lucky or the cornermen of his last four opponents are just plain dumb. He used that same left hook to knockout [Vic] Darchinyan, Sidorenko, [Hector] Marquez and [Fernando] Montiel,” Roach said.
Roach said Donaire needs to develop a variety of punches because if he is matched against a thinking boxer who has a good trainer and cornerman, the vaunted left hook could be easily neutralized.
Asked about Donaire’s chances if moves up to the featherweight division and fights the big names, Roach said “He does not stand a chance against [Yuriorkis] Gamboa. That Cuban will kill him.”
Mercita Gesta?
“There’s just too much hype about the boy. He does not have the power and there’s a lot of improvement to be done on his fighting style,” Roach said.
Roach said Gesta floats when he throws his punches thus greatly reducing whatever power he has, an observation which was seconded by physical conditioner Alex Ariza, who overheard our discussion about the US-based Filipino lightwelterweight prospect.
“I don’t know how they could come up with a story about Gesta “holding his own” in a sparring against Amir Khan at the [Wild Card] Gym. He was badly punished in that sparring,” Roach said.
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Nonito Donaire, Jr.?
For a boxer ranked among the best Pound for Pound and peddled by his handlers as “technically better than Manny Pacquiao,” the world bantamweight champion did not get a rave review from the world’s best trainer.
“He is either damn lucky or the cornermen of his last four opponents are just plain dumb. He used that same left hook to knockout [Vic] Darchinyan, Sidorenko, [Hector] Marquez and [Fernando] Montiel,” Roach said.
Roach said Donaire needs to develop a variety of punches because if he is matched against a thinking boxer who has a good trainer and cornerman, the vaunted left hook could be easily neutralized.
Asked about Donaire’s chances if moves up to the featherweight division and fights the big names, Roach said “He does not stand a chance against [Yuriorkis] Gamboa. That Cuban will kill him.”
Mercita Gesta?
“There’s just too much hype about the boy. He does not have the power and there’s a lot of improvement to be done on his fighting style,” Roach said.
Roach said Gesta floats when he throws his punches thus greatly reducing whatever power he has, an observation which was seconded by physical conditioner Alex Ariza, who overheard our discussion about the US-based Filipino lightwelterweight prospect.
“I don’t know how they could come up with a story about Gesta “holding his own” in a sparring against Amir Khan at the [Wild Card] Gym. He was badly punished in that sparring,” Roach said.
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php...lippine-boxers
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